Megan Cleary – The Offside Rule

Cascadia Reigns: Northwest soccer takes over the top three spots of the MLS Western Conference and the Cascadia Cup comes down to a single game

October 22, 2017

Heading into the final game of the regular season this Sunday, the teams topping the MLS Western Conference standings are the Vancouver Whitecaps, the Portland Timbers and [...]

How capos and supporters’ groups make the MLS and NWSL incredibly unique

September 21, 2017

Megan Cleary looks at the role of capos in North America’s soccer and how they and supporters’ groups can help bring the atmosphere to the stadiums in both the [...]

United States’ hopes of World Cup qualification rising

August 10, 2017

With the United States national team hoping to secure their place in next year’s World Cup, Megan Cleary looks at their past record in the tournament and which players are [...]

Street Child United – empowering youth affected by the streets through sport

July 27, 2017

Street Child United host a parallel World Cup to support to young people affected by homelessness When both teams celebrate It wasn’t the most [...]

Mili’s story: Short-haired Mili Hernandez banned from playing soccer because she looked ‘like a boy’

July 14, 2017

Last month, a story about a young girl pursuing her dreams in America caught the attention of the women’s football community, Megan Cleary looks at the consequences and [...]

Referees of MLS

June 15, 2017

Being a referee is hard. But how are they governed and will video assistance change things? It needs to be said; being a referee is hard. Among the most antagonistic [...]

NWSL: Fans bases grow and players given a voice as league gets stronger

June 1, 2017

Megan Cleary discusses the growing attendance rate in the National Women’s Soccer League and how the NWSL Players’ Association and supporters groups are contributing to [...]